14 high school students arrested for cafeteria fight in Tuscaloosa

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Authorities say 14 high school students have been arrested after a fight in the cafeteria at Tuscaloosa's Bryant High School.

There were no major injuries reported. Administrators say the fight started off school property over the weekend, and the situation escalated again Tuesday morning in the cafeteria. Officials say school resource officers had to use mace to get students under control.

Lesley Bruinton, a Tuscaloosa City Schools official, said the school resource officers used mace to break up the fight after giving repeated verbal warnings and trying to physically separate the students who refused to stop fighting.

Bryant High School officials say they have turned the case over to Tuscaloosa police.